ART. 71.] OYSTERS.

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3. No license shall be issued to any person who is
not a resident of this state, and the applicant for
such license shall first make oath before the comp-
troller or an authorized clerk of said comptroller, that
he is bona fide owner or master of the boat or vessel
to be described in the license for which he is an
applicant, and if master, that the boat or vessel for
which he desires to obtain license is owned by a
citizen or resident of the state, that he has resided
in this state at least twelve months preceding the
day on which he applies for such license, and such
applicant shall produce before said comptroller or
his clerk authorized to issue such license, the cus-

Ibid, s 3.
No license to
be issued to
non-residents.
Oath.

tom house enrollment or license of such boat or
vessel, under such rules and regulations as the said
comptroller may have previously prescribed.

Custom house
enrollment.

4. Every applicant before obtaining such license
shall pay the comptroller or his authorized clerk
therefor, at the rate of two dollars per ton for every
ton the boat or vessel for which he desires license
may measure according to its custom house enroll-
ment or license; and it shall be the duty of every
person thus obtaining license to exhibit the same
whenever called upon by any officer of the state
of Maryland or other person authorized to demand

Ibid s 4.
Rates to be paid
for licenses.

the same ; and every boat or vessel engaged in the
oyster trade in any of the waters of this state, shall
be licensed as required by law, and be subject to all
the provisions of the several sections of this article.

Boats, &c., to
be licensed.

o. Any person who shall violate any of the pro-
visions of the preceding sections shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before a justice of the peace, or upon indictment and
conviction in any circuit court of this state before

Ibid s. 5.
Penalty.

whom such case is tried, shall be fined not less than
fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or forfeit
the boat or vessel in possession of the party so
offending, together with the papers, furniture, tackle,
and all things on board of said boat or vessel at the
time of her seizure, in the discretion, of such justice
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Fine and
forfeiture.